Unless otherwise stated, meetings of the Stark County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society are held at 7:00 p.m. on the 2nd Thursday of the month in Room 107 of the Trinity United Church of Christ at 3909 Blackburn Road Northwest in Canton, OH. Social time is from 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Visitors are always welcome.
January 14: Society Business Meeting. – There will be no program for this meeting. We will be addressing various society issues which include Insurance for the Society, incorporation and we will also be looking at our society charter. All members are strongly encouraged to come and participate.
February 11: Early Auto Industry of Stark County-Christopher Kenney of the McKinley Presidential Library and Museum will be presenting a program on the Early Auto Industry of Stark County.
March 11: Improving your Genealogical Research on the Internet - Roger Marble will be showing us some new intriguing ways in which we can improve our genealogical research through the use of the internet.
April 8: Field Trip to the Stark County Records Center - We will be taking a field trip to the Stark County Records Center and talk to John Runion there about the types of records stored there and how to access them. We will meet there at 7:00 pm and I will put the Center’s address up on this page for your information shortly.
May 13: Coming Soon!
June 10: Ohio’s Pre-Contact Native American History & Archaeology – Jill Malusky from the Massillon Museum will be discussing the Pre-Contact history of the Native American in the Ohio region.
July 5: Annual Picnic – Please bring your own table set-up and beverage of choice, plus a side dish, salad, or dessert to share. The main course will be provided. (The program and location of the picnic is undetermined. More information will be provided at a later date.)
August 12: Coming Soon!
September 9: Coming Soon!
October 14: One Man’s Hunt for Civil War Grave Sites - Harold A. George joins us to talk about his 8 year project to identify and locate the original burial sites of 240 Civil War veterans who served with the 9th Ohio Light Artillery.
November 11: Annual Banquet – Coming Soon!
